David Byrne Quotes

Television sounded really different than the Ramones sounded really different than us sounded really different than Blondie sounded really different than the Sex Pistols.

David Byrne

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TelevisionSexUsDifferentThan

The thing I'm most proud of is that I've raised a lot of money for certain charities - breast cancer and the Caldecott Foundation and the NSPCC. But as far as my self-esteem is concerned, doing 'The Graduate' for 11 months was fantastic.

Jerry Hall

MoneyProudFoundationDoingCancer

I was kind of a scaredy-cat as a kid, and I made a very deliberate decision at some point that I was not going to let fear rule my life or determine my experience. That wasn't so easily accomplished.

Andrew Solomon

LifeFearDecisionExperienceKind

Although we may think we're masking our insecurities or portraying ourselves in the most favorable light, our behavior on social media reveals more than we might think. It's not just what we post on Facebook that reveals information about our personalities - it's also what we don't post that can be quite telling.

Amy Morin

LightSocial MediaThinkBehavior

Leadership is possible in all different ways, and in all different areas of life. Whether it is with friends or family, I expect them to set a great example for me, and hopefully I will do the same for them. And that is all part of being a leader.

Steve Nash

LifeFamilyLeadershipLeaderGreat

You've got to build a career and a practice.

Robin Day

PracticeYouCareerBuildGot

I decided if you're lucky enough to be alive, you should use each birthday to celebrate what your life is about.

Mary Steenburgen

LifeBirthdayCelebrateEnoughYou

I think even if I was to go out there and win the Olympics, everyone's still going to remember the pre-race routine that I do and the video that went viral, so, y'know, that's alright for me.

Michelle Jenneke

MeWinThinkRememberRoutineGo

The only logical thing I can think of is that I knew there were such things as artists, and I knew there were none where I lived. So I knew that to be an artist you had to be somewhere else. And I very much wanted to be somewhere else.

Jasper Johns

ThinkYouArtistI CanLivedThings

It took me less than half a lifetime to realize that regret is one of the few guaranteed certainties. Sooner or later everything is touched by it, despite our naive and senseless hope that just this time we will be spared its cold hand on our heart.

Jonathan Carroll

HopeHeartTimeMeColdRegret

I managed to get onto 'The Hobbit,' which is a story in itself. I missed the main round of auditions but managed to get a foot in the door at the last second - just as I came down with dysentery.

Conan Stevens

DoorStoryDownMissedFootGet

Barkley was the first of many American skyjackers whose primary interest was money; by 1972, the majority of the nation's hijackings would involve demands for ransom. Barkley himself was declared incompetent to stand trial in November 1971, at which point he was committed to a psychiatric hospital in Georgia.

Brendan I. Koerner

MoneyStandAmericanFirstHospital

I want to get good enough so I can play in Mia Hamm's golf tournament for her foundation and have an event of my own someday. I'm so competitive, I don't want to go and just pretend I'm a good golfer.

Ali Krieger

GoodFoundationGolfEnoughPlayGo

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